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Leeham News and Analysis
- Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 15. March 27, 2020
- Embraer had a better 2019 than 2018 March 26, 2020
- Can the A321XLR fly trans-Oceanic routes, Part 2? March 26, 2020
- The meaning and consequences of frozen credit markets March 26, 2020
- HOTR: Boeing has options to federal bailout, CEO says March 25, 2020
2020 Outlook for Airbus, Boeing, et al
Subscription required Introduction By the Leeham News team. Jan. 2, 2020, © Leeham News: This will be a pivotal year for Boeing. It will be a year of challenges for Airbus. Embraer Commercial Aviation should disappear. Mitsubishi Heavy… Read More
2019 Outlook: COMAC’s slow but steady progress
Subscription Required Introduction Jan. 4, 2019, © Leeham News: This is not the year where China’s COMAC will have break-out progress for the C919, its challenge to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. Flight testing is slow and… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: The Chinese aircraft engine industry
October 07, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: In our Corners on East bloc aeronautical industries, we will now look at the Chinese civil aircraft engine industry. The Chinese engine industry is closely modeled after the Chinese aircraft industry that… Read More
Bjorn’s Corner; The Chinese civil aircraft industry
September 30, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: In our Corners on East bloc aeronautical industries, we will now look at the Chinese civil aircraft industry. The Chinese aero industry has similarities with the Russian industry in its overall structure. From the… Read More
Russian-Chinese wide-body: background and outlook
By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription required. Introduction August 21, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: The discussions around a joint Russian and Chinese development of a 250-300 seat wide-body has been going on for years. The project got a more concrete form… Read More
No fear of C919 for a generation
Nov. 4, 2015, © Leeham Co. The first COMAC C919 was rolled out of the factory over the weekend, China’s mainline entry into the fiercely competitive arena now “owned” by the Airbus-Boeing duopoly. Although the two giants each has… Read More